ITALY-TURKEY – Venice Confindustria visits Istanbul

A delegation from the Venice Industrial Confederation (Confindustria), made up of 10 businessmen from various sectors interested in the Turkish market, met in Istanbul with its counterpart association and with Turkish trade, industry and transport authorities. A delegation from the Venice port authority also participated to explore the possibility of further developing maritime links between […]

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ROMANIA – art, music and Made in Italy at the 2013 Festival Italiano

Music, art, fashion and gastronomy on display at the 5th edition of Festival Italiano, organised by the Embassy of Italy and Italian Cultural Institute of Bucharest in collaboration with the ICE-Agency for Foreign Promotion and Internationalisation of Italian Businesses. The festival runs from 11 May to 30 June and will feature a wide series of […]

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UN – Battaggia candidate for DG UNIDO has Bonino support

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino expressed her “full support” for the candidacy of Diana Battaggia for Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in a message delivered on the occasion of the candidate’s presentation in Vienna of her proposal to relaunch the organisation as a leader in the “development of emerging […]

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Intervento del Vice Ministro Dassù al Seminario: “A multi-tier Europe” (versione originale)

(fa fede solo il discorso effettivamente pronunciato) • Let me start by saying that the European Union has always been characterized by diversity: flexibility is an old problem. We are used to an array of definitions: two speed Europe, Europe à la carte, variable geometry. So this is not a new discussion, but there is […]

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ITALY-USA – Washington Embassy becomes a ‘piazza italiana’

In keeping with Europe Day’s “Shortcut to Europe: European Union Embassies Open House”, and along with all the other European Union embassies, the Embassy of Italy in Washington becomes a typical “piazza italiana”. Thousands of visitors are expected to turn out. The event is part of the ongoing Year of Italian Culture in the USA. […]

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Italy will do everything possible for peace in Mid-East – Bilateral in Rome between Minister Bonino and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry

“The last possible chance” to reach a peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians, and that Italy “will do everything possible” to encourage by supporting diplomatic efforts under way. This Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino confirmed at the end of her meeting today at the foreign ministry in Rome with U.S. Secretary of State John […]

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Italy crossroads for Middle East – Kerry in Rome to relaunch talks. The meeting with Bonino

Rome is a diplomatic crossroads for Middle East negotiations. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in the Italian capital today as part of an effort to restart Israeli-Palestinian talks, acting as envoy for President Barak Obama, who visited Israel and the Palestinian Territories in March. Tony Blair is also in Rome representing the Middle […]

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Minister Bonino congratulates Ambassador Roberto De Azevedo for his appointment as Director General of the World Trade Organisation

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino sent Ambassador Roberto De Azevedo a message of congratulations today for his appointment as Director General of the World Trade Organisation. Minister Bonino said she was “pleased that a person from Latin America was chosen for this fundamental post”, whom the foreign minister descrided as having “a deep understanding […]

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AUSTRALIA – Sydney show on italian immigration

Sydney’s Australian History Museum has joined Macquarie University in organising the exhibition ‘Viva l’Italia, Viva l’Australia’. The show, which opens on 13 May, retraces the path of Italian immigrants to Australia from the first settlements up to the past-WWII period in photos, maps, objects and filmed interviews. Read more, in Italian.

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USA – Events in Boston: L’Aquila and Franco Modigliani

Events for the Year of Italian Culture in the USA continue in Boston, where a seminar illustrating the reconstruction of the historic city of L’Aquila was held, as well as two panels: one on the impact of Italian Nobel laureate Franco Modigliani’s studies on economic theory and the other on the future of the euro.

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KENYA – Italian Smes at Nairobi Buildexpo

A delegation of business persons from the Italian province of Reggio Emilia, representing the sectors of wood-processing, insulation machinery, electrical generators, elevators, and professional cooking and amusement park equipment, attended BuildExpo at the Jomo Kenyatta trade centre in Nairobi. The delegation was received by the Italian ambassador. Read more, in Italian.

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Minister Bonino’s speech at “ The State of the Union” Conference (original version)

(Please check against actual speech delivered) President of Bulgaria, Rosen Plevneliev, President of Tuscany Region, Enrico Rossi, Mayor of Florence, Matteo Renzi, President of the European University Institute, Marise Cremona, Former Italian Prime Ministers and Ministers, Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to take the floor at this prestigious State of the Union conference here […]

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